ACL Recovery: One Year Out, and My Final Post on the Topic.

Okay. While I suppose I reserve the right to maybe post about my torn ACL once again after this post, I’m not planning on it. But I’ve been waiting quite some time to post this one.It’s officially been one year since I went under the knife to have my ACL replaced. It was one [...]

Duke’s Cycle to return on April 1

A little more than one month after being destroyed by a tragic fire, Duke’s Cycle will re-open its doors next week.
The new location is only a few blocks away (452 Richmond Street West) from the original store and will serve as Duke’s home until the rebuilding process is finished on Queen Street.
Since the fire, I [...]

Night Turns At Blue Mountain: Redux

A couple of weeks ago I headed to Blue Mountain on a Sunday evening for some night turns. I was pretty excited to go, as I expected a Sunday night at Blue to be relatively empty. Unfortunately, the hill was completely packed, and I had a less-than-stellar time. Given Blue always seems to be busy, [...]

“Snowboarding is Cool. And You Can’t Fight That.”

The Denver Post took a look yesterday at Taos’ decision to welcome snowboarders, and the article reveals it was largely - no wait, it was entirely - economics. Among the factoids revealed in the article:

The resort is aiming to average 265,000 visits a year, a goal easily attained in the 1990s, when the resort attracted [...]

Is Your Snowboarding Season Over? How Much Did You Ride?

I’m finally coming to grips with the facts: snowboarding season is almost over here in Ontario. Sure, Blue Mountain still has 34 or 34 runs open, and it’s still damn cold. But the sun is out, and the snow is starting to melt. The thaw has begun.
All things considered, I had a pretty good season. [...]

Is It Just Me, Or Do Canadian Shreds Lack Websites?

What do these shredders have in common, besides the fact they’re wicked-cool shredders from Canada?

Matt Belzile
Andrew Rusk
Devun Walsh

I can’t find an “official” website for any of them. People, if you’re sponsored and I’m reading about you in Snowboard Canada, chances are you should have a website.

Here Comes the Sun: Somatic Sunglasses

As Daylight Savings Time kicks in and the snow begins to melt, its obvious that the snowboarding season is coming to a close. It also means, up here in Toronto, anyway, that there’s a wee bit more sunshine to be ad. As such, it means I’ve been tooling around with a pair of Somatic Sunglasses [...]

Hell Has Frozen Over: Taos Now Open To Shredders

So now there’s officially three. Taos joined the ranks of the sensible today, formally welcoming snowboarders to their ski resort. They called it the day “Hell Freezes Over”. Too bad they did it so late in the season.
With Taos letting in snowboarders, there are only three major resorts left in the United States that don’t.

Awareness

So I stumbled upon this clever (and relevant) awareness test that I thought you might enjoy. It’s more of an advertisement than another cheesy “Which dictator are YOU?” sort of test…

Pemberton (Music) Festival: Some Tips and Hints to a Good Weekend

If you’re into new music at all, you’ve likely heard of the Pemberton Festival (not music festival for some reason), a three-day concert taking place in late July with a completely insane lineup. Coldplay, Jay-Z, The Tragically Hip, The Flaming Lips and Nine Inch Nails will all be there. And for some reason, sleepy Pemberton, [...]